HONOLULU, HAWAII – Captain Eric Sampson,
Chairman of the Hawaiian Airlines unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
(ALPA) released the following statement today after Hawaiian Airlines filed
securities documents indicating it might cancel a proposed $4.4 billion aircraft
order due to a breakdown in negotiations with pilots.

“After meeting with Hawaiian management this
morning to discuss the new aircraft order, it’s clear that there are several
issues between the parties that may lead to an impasse. That said, we are still
working hard to resolve several key issues. Time may be short, but we won’t be
rushed into a bad deal for the pilots. Any agreement we make needs to make sense
in the overall context of our long range goals and interests.

“We realize that Hawaiian and its pilots will
benefit from growth, but we have contract issues that are equally important to
us. Overall, there has to be value for the pilot group beyond the advantages the
aircraft will bring to Hawaiian’s shareholders. We entered contract negotiations
almost a year ago and will continue to negotiate our contract on an ongoing
basis, whether or not the Airbus deal goes through. At our meeting this morning,
both parties stated a desire to bring our contract negotiations to an agreeable
resolution as soon as possible.

“We hope to work with management to find common
ground and negotiate the key issues that will enable Hawaiian to consummate the
Airbus deal. If management brings reasonable proposals to the table, we’re
hopeful that the Airbus order will be confirmed and we can all move forward
together.”

Founded in 1931, ALPA is the world’s largest pilots’ union, representing 60,000 pilots at 43 airlines in the U.S. and
Canada. Visit the ALPA Web site at
http://www.alpa.org.